Prepare multiple-choice questions

• Precede each question with a number, followed by a period or a left parenthesis. Do not include introductory text before the number.
• If the question includes Roman numerals, use a hyphen after the Roman numeral (see the Roman numeral example below).
• Precede each answer with an upper or lowercase letter, followed by a period or a left parenthesis.
• Precede each correct answer with an asterisk.

  For example:

  1. This is a question.

  a. This is the first incorrect answer.

  b. This is the second incorrect answer.

  *c. This is a correct answer.

  *d. This is also a correct answer.

  Alternatively, you can provide an answer list at the end of the file, that starts and ends with "!Answers" (see the last section below).

1. Add a title for each question. (Optional)

   Use the format Title: question title

   Include a colon after the word Title. The title you enter becomes the name of the question in the Item Library. If you don't enter a title, the Import Tool uses your file name, minus the .rtf extension, as the name. If there are multiple questions in one file, they are named file-001, file-002, and so on. Giving each question a title makes it much easier to locate and differentiate them in the library.

   To discourage cheating, you can hide all item titles from students in an assignment.

2. Enter a number before each question, using one of the following formats:

   1. question
1) question

   The number must be plain text (no bold or other formatting). Don't include any introductory text before the number.

3. Enter a letter before each answer, using one of the following formats:

   a. answer
A. answer
a) answer
A) answer 

4. Enter an asterisk (*) before the letter of each correct answer, in the format:

   *a. correct answer

   Do not include a space between the asterisk and the letter.

   Alternatively, you can enter an answer list at the end of the file, in the format:

   !Answers
1. a
2. c,d,e
3. b,d
!Answers

   where each number matches the associated question earlier in the file. For questions with multiple correct answers, enter a comma between answer letters, but don't include a space between the comma and the next letter.

5. Enter follow-up text. (Optional)
   Enter the pound sign (#) and follow-up text after the last answer for each question, in the format:

   #follow-up text
   

Title: Prokaryotic versus eukaryotic cells

1. Which of the following clues would tell you if a cell is prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
*a. whether or not the cell is partitioned by internal membranes

b. whether or not the cell carries out cellular metabolism

c. whether or not the cell contains DNA

d. the presence or absence of a rigid cell wall

e. the presence or absence of ribosomes

# Prokaryotic cells lack any internal membranous compartmentalization.

Title: Prokaryotic versus eukaryotic cells

1) Which of the following clues would tell you if a cell is prokaryotic or eukaryotic?

*A) whether or not the cell is partitioned by internal membranes

B) whether or not the cell carries out cellular metabolism

C) whether or not the cell contains DNA

D) the presence or absence of a rigid cell wall

E) the presence or absence of ribosomes

# Prokaryotic cells lack any internal membranous compartmentalization.

This example shows choices that appear to students with Roman numerals. In the question that students see, follow each Roman numeral with a hyphen.

1. Of which two proteins do vertebrate hemoglobins consist?

i - trypsinogen

ii - alpha globin

iii - beta globin

iv - antifreeze glycoprotein

v - myoglobin

A. i & ii

B. i & iv

*C. ii & iii

D. iii & iv

E. iii & v

If you have an answer list for a mix of multiple choice and essay questions, enter the essay number followed by a blank space. In the following example, questions 2 and 5 are essay questions, and question 3 is multiple choice with three correct answers.

!Answers

1. a

2.

3. c,d,e

4. d

5.

!Answers